Framed picture or mirror hanging device.



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E. I.. SMITH. E FRAMED PICTURE 0E MIRROR HANGING DEVICE.

APPLICATION FILED 00T. 10,1902.

R0 MODEL.

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NITJED STATES Patented June 2, 19,03.

PATENT OFFICE.

EMMET L. SMITH, or CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

FRAIVID PICTURE-OR MIRROR HANGlNG DEVICE.

SPECIFICATION forming part ofY Letters Patent No. 730,055, dated June 2,1903.

Application led October 1'0, 1902. Serial No.7126,'725. (No model.) Y

.To a/ZZ whom it may ,concern/.f

Be it known that I, EMMET L. SMITH, acidzen of the United States, and aresident of Ghicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illiinafterdescribed, and defined in the appended claims.

Reference is to be had tothe accompanying drawings, forming a part ofthis specification, in which similar characters of reference indicatecorresponding parts in all the figures. f

Figure l is aside view of a hook engaged with a molding-strip andembodying a feature' oftheimprovements. Fig.2isasiinilarview, butshowing a hook of different shape. Fig. 3 is a sectional side view ofthe hook represented in Fig. 2. Fig. 4 is a perspective view of the hookindicated in Figs. 2 and 3, representing more clearlya novel detailthereof, comprising a transversely-attened end on the hook. Fig. 5 is aside View of a novel cord attachment for the picture-frame. Fig. 6 is aside view of a cord attachment for a picture-frame, somewhat changed butgenerically similar to the device shown in Fig. 5. Fig. 6iL is asectional side View of the device .shown in Fig. G. Fig. 7 is a sideview of a modification of the cord attachment. Figs. 8 and 9 are sideviews of another modification of the cord attachment; and Fig. l0represents a side wall in section, a molding-strip thereon, and theimprovements applied for suspending a picture-frame from themolding-strip.A

In the drawings, 10 indicates a moldingstrip of ordinary formheld inhorizontal position on a side wall A and having the usual bead formation10, projected forwardly at the upper edge of said strip, and the valleyor depressed groove lOb in the `upper surface of the molding-stripnearthe wall A.

The improvementsembodya novel hook for connecting one end vof a flexibleconnection, that may be a wire-twisted cord, such as 1l, with themolding-strip 10. Thepbody of the hanger-hook is formed of tubularmaterial, which is bent into form after the insertion through thematerial forming the hook-body of an end portion of the wire cord 11.The hook may be formed with a curved limb a on yits upper end, that atitsA extremity is {iattened transversely, so that said flattened end amay seat in the groove 10b of the moldingstri p, which will prevent sideswaying motion of the cord 11 and of a picture-frame that may be hungtherefrom. The hook may also be curved, so as to dispose its lower endclose to the surface of the wall A, as shown at l2 in Fig. 2, or when itis desired to hold the .cord 11 away from the wall the body of the hookmay be bent, as shown at l2 in Fig. l. When the hook-body is designedto'prevent a close approach of the oord 1l to the wall A, the curvatureof lthe hook-nose may with advantage be more open andthe hook-limb beshorter, as shown at 0.2 in Fig. l, and in this construction of thehookan offset bend b may be formed in the body, which will afford adepending straight limb below the' offset, said limb being suitablyspaced from the Wall by the gravity of a picture-frame pendenttherefrom. 'L Y The cordll is held in the tubular hook by l the bendedform of the latter and also b v the Hatvtening of the upper end ofthehook-body toproduce the widened nosed" thereon, an additional meansfor preventing'v the hook `from slipping oft' of the cord llconsi'stingin at a right angle a screw 13, the Screw being at the lower end of theclip-band. In use the lower end of a cord, such as 11, is passeddownward through the tubular clip-band 413 and out of the lower end ofthe passage therethrough, said passage d being turned away from thescrew member 133. After insertion of the cord through the lower end d ofthe passage d the lower and upper edges of said passage may be benttoward the cord by any suitable means, so as to bind thereon, and thusfirmly secure Jthe attachment upon the cord. When two cords are employedfor the suspension of a heavy picture or mirror frame from themolding-strip 10, these similar cords each have one of the improvedhooks secured upon one end and one of the novel screw attachments 13 13naffixed upon the opposite end, and the latter mentioned fixtures arethen connected by means of the screws 13 with the side portions of apicture-frame or the like, whereupon the hooks on the cords may beplaced upon the molding-strip 10 for suspension of the frame, as isclearly shown, for one hook in Fig. 10.

In Fig. 6 the attachment is similar to that shown in Fig. 5, with theexception that at one side of lthe tubular clip-band 14 a clampingfiange14n is formed; but a screw 14b is projected laterally from the clip-bandfor insertion into a frame, as described for the screw 13. In connectingthe device shown in Fig. 6 with a picture-frame-supporting cord 11 thelower end of such a cord is inserted downward through the tubular band14, then out ol thelower end thereof, an end portion thus withdrawn fromthe lower end of the clipband 14 being bent upward, so as to lie in theconcavity of the clamping-flange. After the cnd portion of the cord islocated iu the tubular format ion 14 and flange 14 these parts may beclamped upon the cord l1 by a suitable implement, so as to firmly attachthem to the cord.

The cord attachment shown in Fig. 7 is essentially the same inconstruction as that shown in Fig. 5, with the exception that thetubular clip-band 15 is longitudinally slotted, as at e, which permitsthe clip-band to be clamped upon a wire cord 11 at the ends of saidclip-baud and also along the edges of the slots e, which will increasethe clamping effeet of the clip-band 15, a screw 15L being projectedlaterally from the lower end of the slotted clip-band.

S5 In Figs. 8 and 9 the tubular clip-band 1G is similar to the clip-band13 and may be secured upon an end portion of a wire cord 11, as alreadydescribed; but instead of a screw a split shank 16 projects at a rightangle from the tubular member 16, as represented in Fig. 8, the twoparts of said split shank when bent so as to aline with each other, asshown in Fig. 9, affording convenient means for engagement with anordinary cardboard frame.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent- 1. A picture-frame hanger, comprising a liexibleconnection, a hook held on one end of the flexible connection, and ascrew having a tubular clip-band disposed at an angle to the screw andreceiving the other end of said flexible connection.

2. In a device of the character described, a means for attaching one endofahanging-cord upon a frame, comprisingatubularclip-band through whichthe cord at one end is inserted and clamped by compression of theclip-band, and an angularly-projecting member on one end of the tubularclip-band adapted for at tachment to a frame.

3. In a device of the character described, the tubular hook adapted tohold an inserted flexible counecton,by bending the hook member at oneend of the tubular material form ing the body of the hook, afterinsertion of the flexible connection therein and also forming an offsetbend in the hook-body between 9o its ends.

4. In a device of the character described, the cord attachment to engagea frame, comprisinga tubular clip-band slotted lengthwise,

open at its lower end, and provided with a 9,'

screw member disposed at right angles to the slotted clip-band. 1

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

EMMET L. SMITH. Witnesses:

MAY T. SMITH, M. L. DoDEz.

